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As customs checks drop sharply, seasonal workers endure 16-hour shifts without social insurance, costing funds €150M yearly. AK calls for more oversight amid rising violence and unpaid overtime.
Up to 16-hour shifts, a requirement to pick 14 kilograms of asparagus per hour, and a dramatic collapse in workplace checks — seasonal farmhands in Austria are operating under conditions that labor advocates say are becoming increasingly perilous. New data from the Arbeiterkammer (AK) Wien, released Wednesday, paints a stark…